used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Introduction The five boys belonging to the “Rambler Club,” together with Cranny Beaumont and his father’s ward, Willie Sloan, have made a trip to Wyoming.
make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
From this reading To add to the interest, a New York financier is carrying on experiments with a dirigible balloon.
aeroplanenoun
an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets
From this reading This story tells how the Ramblers came into possession of an aeroplane.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading At Circle T Ranch the lads meet some of their old friends among the cowboys.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading This story tells how the Ramblers came into possession of an aeroplane.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Introduction The five boys belonging to the “Rambler Club,” together with Cranny Beaumont and his father’s ward, Willie Sloan, have made a trip to Wyoming.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At Circle T Ranch the lads meet some of their old friends among the cowboys.
balloonnounUS /bəˈluːn/
large tough nonrigid bag filled with gas or heated air
From this reading To add to the interest, a New York financier is carrying on experiments with a dirigible balloon.
BeaumontnounUS /ˈboʊmɔːnt/
United States surgeon remembered for his studies of digestion (1785-1853)
From this reading Introduction The five boys belonging to the “Rambler Club,” together with Cranny Beaumont and his father’s ward, Willie Sloan, have made a trip to Wyoming.
belongingnounUS /bɪˈlɔːŋɪŋ/
happiness felt in a secure relationship
From this reading Introduction The five boys belonging to the “Rambler Club,” together with Cranny Beaumont and his father’s ward, Willie Sloan, have made a trip to Wyoming.
boomverbUS /buːm/
make a resonant sound, like artillery
From this reading They find that since their last visit to Border City the town has undergone a great change, and is still in the midst of a true Western boom.
BordernounUS /ˈbɔːrdər/
a line that indicates a boundary
From this reading They find that since their last visit to Border City the town has undergone a great change, and is still in the midst of a true Western boom.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading Introduction The five boys belonging to the “Rambler Club,” together with Cranny Beaumont and his father’s ward, Willie Sloan, have made a trip to Wyoming.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading This story tells how the Ramblers came into possession of an aeroplane.
-ing form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading To add to the interest, a New York financier is carrying on experiments with a dirigible balloon.
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading They find that since their last visit to Border City the town has undergone a great change, and is still in the midst of a true Western boom.
ellipse in which the two axes are of equal length; a plane curve generated by one point moving at a constant distance from a fixed point
From this reading At Circle T Ranch the lads meet some of their old friends among the cowboys.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading They find that since their last visit to Border City the town has undergone a great change, and is still in the midst of a true Western boom.
a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together
From this reading Introduction The five boys belonging to the “Rambler Club,” together with Cranny Beaumont and his father’s ward, Willie Sloan, have made a trip to Wyoming.
cowboysnounUS /ˈkaʊbɔɪz/
plural of “cowboy” — a hired hand who tends cattle and performs other duties on horseback
From this reading At Circle T Ranch the lads meet some of their old friends among the cowboys.
CrannynounUS /ˈkræni/
a long narrow depression in a surface
From this reading Introduction The five boys belonging to the “Rambler Club,” together with Cranny Beaumont and his father’s ward, Willie Sloan, have made a trip to Wyoming.
dirigiblenoun
a steerable self-propelled aircraft
From this reading To add to the interest, a New York financier is carrying on experiments with a dirigible balloon.
experimentsnounUS /ɪkˈsperəmənts/
plural of “experiment” — the act of conducting a controlled test or investigation
From this reading To add to the interest, a New York financier is carrying on experiments with a dirigible balloon.
father'snounUS /ˈfɑːðərz/
possessive form of “father” — a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading Introduction The five boys belonging to the “Rambler Club,” together with Cranny Beaumont and his father’s ward, Willie Sloan, have made a trip to Wyoming.
financiernounUS /ˌfɪnənˈsɪr/
a person skilled in large scale financial transactions
From this reading To add to the interest, a New York financier is carrying on experiments with a dirigible balloon.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading They find that since their last visit to Border City the town has undergone a great change, and is still in the midst of a true Western boom.
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading Introduction The five boys belonging to the “Rambler Club,” together with Cranny Beaumont and his father’s ward, Willie Sloan, have made a trip to Wyoming.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading At Circle T Ranch the lads meet some of their old friends among the cowboys.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading They find that since their last visit to Border City the town has undergone a great change, and is still in the midst of a true Western boom.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading They find that since their last visit to Border City the town has undergone a great change, and is still in the midst of a true Western boom.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Introduction The five boys belonging to the “Rambler Club,” together with Cranny Beaumont and his father’s ward, Willie Sloan, have made a trip to Wyoming.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Introduction The five boys belonging to the “Rambler Club,” together with Cranny Beaumont and his father’s ward, Willie Sloan, have made a trip to Wyoming.
how
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From this reading This story tells how the Ramblers came into possession of an aeroplane.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They find that since their last visit to Border City the town has undergone a great change, and is still in the midst of a true Western boom.
a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something
From this reading To add to the interest, a New York financier is carrying on experiments with a dirigible balloon.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading This story tells how the Ramblers came into possession of an aeroplane.
IntroductionnounUS /ˌɪntrəˈdʌkʃən/
the act of beginning something new
From this reading Introduction The five boys belonging to the “Rambler Club,” together with Cranny Beaumont and his father’s ward, Willie Sloan, have made a trip to Wyoming.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading They find that since their last visit to Border City the town has undergone a great change, and is still in the midst of a true Western boom.
plural of “lad” — a boy or man
From this reading At Circle T Ranch the lads meet some of their old friends among the cowboys.
immediately past
From this reading They find that since their last visit to Border City the town has undergone a great change, and is still in the midst of a true Western boom.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Introduction The five boys belonging to the “Rambler Club,” together with Cranny Beaumont and his father’s ward, Willie Sloan, have made a trip to Wyoming.
come together
From this reading At Circle T Ranch the lads meet some of their old friends among the cowboys.
the location of something surrounded by other things
From this reading They find that since their last visit to Border City the town has undergone a great change, and is still in the midst of a true Western boom.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading To add to the interest, a New York financier is carrying on experiments with a dirigible balloon.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They find that since their last visit to Border City the town has undergone a great change, and is still in the midst of a true Western boom.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading At Circle T Ranch the lads meet some of their old friends among the cowboys.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading To add to the interest, a New York financier is carrying on experiments with a dirigible balloon.
the act of having and controlling property
From this reading This story tells how the Ramblers came into possession of an aeroplane.
RamblernounUS /ˈræmblər/
a person who takes long walks in the country
From this reading Introduction The five boys belonging to the “Rambler Club,” together with Cranny Beaumont and his father’s ward, Willie Sloan, have made a trip to Wyoming.
RamblersnounUS /ˈræmblərz/
plural of “rambler” — a person who takes long walks in the country
From this reading This story tells how the Ramblers came into possession of an aeroplane.
RanchnounUS /ræntʃ/
farm consisting of a large tract of land along with facilities needed to raise livestock (especially cattle)
From this reading At Circle T Ranch the lads meet some of their old friends among the cowboys.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading They find that since their last visit to Border City the town has undergone a great change, and is still in the midst of a true Western boom.
Sloan
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From this reading Introduction The five boys belonging to the “Rambler Club,” together with Cranny Beaumont and his father’s ward, Willie Sloan, have made a trip to Wyoming.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading At Circle T Ranch the lads meet some of their old friends among the cowboys.
not in physical motion
From this reading They find that since their last visit to Border City the town has undergone a great change, and is still in the midst of a true Western boom.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading This story tells how the Ramblers came into possession of an aeroplane.
a base found in DNA (but not in RNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
From this reading At Circle T Ranch the lads meet some of their old friends among the cowboys.
plural of “tell” — a Swiss patriot who lived in the early 14th century and who was renowned for his skill as an archer
From this reading This story tells how the Ramblers came into possession of an aeroplane.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading They find that since their last visit to Border City the town has undergone a great change, and is still in the midst of a true Western boom.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Introduction The five boys belonging to the “Rambler Club,” together with Cranny Beaumont and his father’s ward, Willie Sloan, have made a trip to Wyoming.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They find that since their last visit to Border City the town has undergone a great change, and is still in the midst of a true Western boom.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They find that since their last visit to Border City the town has undergone a great change, and is still in the midst of a true Western boom.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This story tells how the Ramblers came into possession of an aeroplane.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Introduction The five boys belonging to the “Rambler Club,” together with Cranny Beaumont and his father’s ward, Willie Sloan, have made a trip to Wyoming.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading Introduction The five boys belonging to the “Rambler Club,” together with Cranny Beaumont and his father’s ward, Willie Sloan, have made a trip to Wyoming.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading They find that since their last visit to Border City the town has undergone a great change, and is still in the midst of a true Western boom.
a journey for some purpose (usually including the return)
From this reading Introduction The five boys belonging to the “Rambler Club,” together with Cranny Beaumont and his father’s ward, Willie Sloan, have made a trip to Wyoming.
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading They find that since their last visit to Border City the town has undergone a great change, and is still in the midst of a true Western boom.
undergoneverbUS /ˌʌndərˈɡɔːn/
inflected form of “undergo” — pass through
From this reading They find that since their last visit to Border City the town has undergone a great change, and is still in the midst of a true Western boom.
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading They find that since their last visit to Border City the town has undergone a great change, and is still in the midst of a true Western boom.
wardnounUS /wɔːrd/
a person who is under the protection or in the custody of another
From this reading Introduction The five boys belonging to the “Rambler Club,” together with Cranny Beaumont and his father’s ward, Willie Sloan, have made a trip to Wyoming.
relating to or characteristic of the western parts of the world or the West as opposed to the eastern or oriental parts
From this reading They find that since their last visit to Border City the town has undergone a great change, and is still in the midst of a true Western boom.
Willie
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From this reading Introduction The five boys belonging to the “Rambler Club,” together with Cranny Beaumont and his father’s ward, Willie Sloan, have made a trip to Wyoming.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Introduction The five boys belonging to the “Rambler Club,” together with Cranny Beaumont and his father’s ward, Willie Sloan, have made a trip to Wyoming.
WyomingnounUS /ˌwaɪˈoʊmɪŋ/
a state in the western United States; mountainous in the west and north with the Great Plains in the east
From this reading Introduction The five boys belonging to the “Rambler Club,” together with Cranny Beaumont and his father’s ward, Willie Sloan, have made a trip to Wyoming.
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading To add to the interest, a New York financier is carrying on experiments with a dirigible balloon.
